The day after two jihadist attacks, the four missing people were found. The attacks took place on Sunday August 7 in the north, in the Gao region, and in the south, in the Koutiala region. Four Malian army soldiers and five jihadists were killed, according to a statement from the Malian authorities.
In Tessit in the Gao region, the jihadists had apparently infiltrated the camp of the Malian army before going on the attack. There were almost no fights. The attackers initially launched shells against the camp from the east, a position weakly held by the Malian armed forces.
Then, on two other sides of the camp, the same assailants carried out other attacks on foot inside this important army camp in the North, before leaving with a large quantity of military equipment.
While the official statement speaks of four government soldiers and five jihadists killed, other sources on the ground believe that the Malian army suffered “ very heavy losses “. At least two elected officials were also killed.
This Sunday, August 07, 2022 around 3:00 p.m., the units #FAMa of #Tessit reacted vigorously against a complex and coordinated attack by armed terrorist groups. The provisional balance sheet at the time shows:
– Enemy side: 05 dead and 03 motorcycles destroyed, pic.twitter.com/EmmUSFDjxq— Malian Armed Forces (@FAMa_DIRPA) August 7, 2022
In the south, in the Koutiala region, we now know precisely that it was a vehicle of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) that jumped on a mine laid by the jihadists. They would have come from a neighboring country which they would have returned to after the operation